Energy

Energy policy in the ACT is the responsibility of the Department of Territory and Municipal Services.  The Commission's roles in relation to energy include the following:

• licensing electricity and natural gas networks, and retail suppliers under the Utilities Act 2000 
    
• approving standard customer contracts for franchise customers under the Utilities Act 2000
   
• reporting on compliance and performance of licensed utilities under the Utilities Act 2000
    
• overseeing industry codes under the Utilities Act 2000
     
• undertaking the role of scheme regulator for the Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme (GGAS) under the Electricity (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Act 2004 
   
• determining, when requested by Government, transitional franchise tariffs for electricity under the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission Act 1997.

The following energy-related roles, previously performed by the Commission, are now carried out under national arrangements:

• regulating electricity and natural gas distribution network access and pricing - this has now moved to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER)
     
• coordinating electricity metrology - this has now moved to the National Electricity Market Management Company (NEMMCO). 

• gas
• electricity